A guide to budget work: a systematic overview of the different aspects of effective budget analysis

Introduction to the activities and approach an organization might want to undertake in its first few years of budget work. The purpose is to present a systematic overview of the different aspects of effective budget analysis, with an emphasis on initial steps. The guide is primarily intended for groups or individuals that have a new or relatively new interest in budget work, but it also may be of interest to those that have engaged in this work for some time and who are interested in a review of first principles and examples of useful resources. The paper is designed to be of use both to groups that focus on national budgets and to those that focus on state and local (or sub-national) budgets [author]